Leaving Trujillo

Monday November 21st was our last day in Trujillo.  We finally got everything packed into five suitcases, two carryons and a backpack. Where did all this stuff come from? Jan and Wayne became the benefactors of a lot of our stuff that just wasn't going to make it home to Utah.

We went to lunch with the Hawses, Whitneys and Bentleys for one last Chicken Fried Chicken at Chili's. 

The Whitneys, the Hawses, the Hartmans & the Bentleys.
We have enjoyed getting to know all of these couples.
It is always fun to get together and share experiences.

The Bentleys serve in Pacasmayo, about 2 hours north of Trujillo.

The Whitneys serve in Viru, about an hour south of Trujillo.

That afternoon, Jan came down to take some last pictures of our apartment that we called home for the last 18 months.  It has been a fantastic apartment and we have loved the view of the temple every day.

We left for the airport at 7:00 PM with Oscar driving the suitcases and Bill and Wayne in the Temple Truck. 

Wayne, Oscar (one of our Engineers) & Bill.

Amy and Anali wanted to drive me and Jan to the airport. We were the officiators in the session when Amy came to the temple for the first time.  She and Anali are best friends.  They come to the temple every Thursday night. 

Jan, Amy & Anali.

All of the other temple missionaries were outside to say goodbye.  They even sang a Peruvian song for us.

The Guevara-Castros, the Gomez's, the Guevara-Magans, and of
course Wayne and Jan.  We have loved serving with these fun people. 

Waving goodbye.


Two last pictures of the temple before we leave for the airport.

We were asked by the Mission President to escort Sister Ashley Springer home to Utah with us.  She has been sick for several weeks and had spent the past week in a Peruvian hospital.  She has pneumonia and needs to go home and be treated by American doctors.  She was weak and had trouble breathing so she had to use a wheelchair.  At least we were given some priority treatment and moved to the front of the line in many of the airports.  It was a long flight home, more than 18 hours of flights and layovers. 

Checking in at the airport in Trujillo.

Anali, Amy, Wayne and Oscar.

Sister Marble, me, Ashley Springer & Bill.

President Marble taking a picture.

President & Sister Casos came to say goodbye.  They were there
to pick up the Ripples, the new missionaries replacing us.
They came in on the plane we were taking off on.  We didn't get to meet
them because we had to be at the gate.  They will be living in our
apartment.


Here is a picture of Debbie and Peter Ripple from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
They will be serving in the temple for the next 18 months.  They served in the
Guayaquil, Ecuador temple 6 years ago.

These pictures were taken in the Lima airport while we were waiting for our luggage.  We had to collect it from Lan Airlines and recheck it into Delta.

Heather and Robert picked us up at the airport in Salt Lake City.  We stopped and ate a hamburger at In-N-Out on the way home.  Heather and family had cleaned our house and car and Ellie and our neighbor. De Anna, made cute signs to welcome us home.  We are glad to be off those planes and happy to be back home.  We sure enjoyed sleeping in our own bed again.

The next project is unpacking all these suitcases.  Not only are there the ones we just brought home, but the Hawses brought 2 home for us in July and Heather and Robert brought two home for us in August.  We have sure accumulated a lot of "stuff".